Yesterday, after a visit to the memorial in Wichita, KS I made it further south in the state to Winfield, just a handful of miles north of the Oklahoma border. Little town, great people. I was able to experiment with the interview process a little. Turned out the best way to do it was to move from the noisy VFW hall to the town's memorial just a block or so away, sit in front of the marble slabs of the V.V. memorial and shoot. I had three interviewees, all with different stories to tell, and hope Ii can figure out how to post it somewhere on online soon.
Today I hop across the border into Oklahoma and mosey on down to Tulsa to meet up with Ray Hildreth, author of Hill 488, the story of a platoon caught between the proverbial rock and hard place, and a compelling read. I've been looking forward to this day for a while now.
A little note about small town America…it is vey common to see vacant storefronts in strip malls and other commercial locations in big cities these days but it is somewhat unnerving to see the same thing in these small towns where small businesses, sole proprietors have thrived for decades, if not centuries. The motel in which I am staying has a NEW list of restaurants available in the city...the first two I tried were already gone. This economy has hit everyone harder than we can imagine. It is supposed to be getting better...I certainly hope so.
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